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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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- A United States in Perpetual War Should Consider a Foreign Legion as a Pragmatic Solution | NextBigFuture.com on LEGITIMIZING A DE FACTO U.S. FOREIGN LEGION IN AFGHANISTAN: TRANSFER OF MISSION CRITICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS FROM PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Resource curse alive and well in Afghanistan - Antony Loewenstein on $488 Million Investment in Afghanistan’s Oil, Mining & Gas Industry at Risk
- Il Boom dei contractors in Africa – SURIYA HABIBATI on Mozambique: Hydrocarbon companies deny security deal with Erik Prince – AIM
Category Archives: Control
Change Contract Oversight
Change Contract Oversight Cost of Governance Hampers Progress Mar. 18, 2012 – 03:44PM | By DEAN PEEBELS, MARK VALERIO and ANDREW GREEN With the Pentagon and its suppliers looking at potential… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Senators want automatic suspension of contractors
Senators want automatic suspension of contractors By Matthew Weigelt Mar 19, 2012 Four Democratic senators are advocating an unrelenting crackdown on defense contractors through automatic suspensions for allegations of bad behavior related… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Afghan government extends deadline for abolishing private security guards
Afghan government extends deadline for abolishing private security guards By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, March 18, 11:08 AM KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government is giving companies extensions ranging from a few weeks… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Christopher Thomas Mayer
Christopher Thomas Mayer Director, Contractor Standards and Compliance Mr. Christopher Mayer is the Director, Contractor Standards and Compliance in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Support). His… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Bill aims to overhaul wartime contracting
Bill aims to overhaul wartime contracting Friday – 3/2/2012, 3:03am ET By Jared Serbu @jserbuWFED Two senators say they want to infuse some accountability into overseas contingency contracting with a new… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Contracts, Control, Fraud/Waste/Abuse
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Open General Trade Control Licence (Maritime Anti-Piracy)
TRADE LICENCE Open General Trade Control Licence (Maritime Anti-Piracy) This Open General Trade Control Licence is granted by the Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred by Article 26 of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
UK Standards for Maritime Private Security Companies by End 2012
UK Standards for Maritime Private Security Companies by End 2012 The Shiuh Fu No.1 fishing boat, pirated Christmas Day 2010 off the coast of Somalia. (Photo: EU NAVFOR) Draft Standards… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Maritime Private Security companies : UK standards to be in place by end of 2012
Maritime Private Security companies : UK standards to be in place by end of 2012 (07/03/2012) Early this week, at the Inaugural Conference of the Security in Complex Environments Group (SCEG)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Two senators target government contractors with back taxes
Two senators target government contractors with back taxes By Tom Vanden Brook and Ray Locker, USA TODAY Updated 12h 47m ago WASHINGTON – The Pentagon should garnish payments made to defense… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Contracts, Control
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U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty to Accepting Illegal Gratuities Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 7, 2012 U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty to Accepting Illegal Gratuities Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
